Kate Lombardi will be adding fewer books to these shelves, but she's reading more books than ever now that she has a Kindle.
"It's made me look at books in a different way, and buy them in a different way, so I'm buying more," said Kate.
Consumer Reports testers took a look at various e-book readers in case people were looking to buy one for themselves or as a gift.
The iPad, a tablet computer with a color screen, is backlit so that people can continue reading in the dark. But it weighs twice as much as most e-book readers. In the bright sunlight, it can be difficult to read.
"This iPad's very versatile and it does most things pretty well. But it's not the best choice just for reading e-books," said Paul Reynolds, Consumer Reports.
So for simple book reading, should you go for the kindle or a different e-book reader? The Nook is heavily advertised by /*Barnes and Noble*/, but testers had some issues with it.
"One of the problems with the Nook is its interface, said Rich Fisco, Consumer Reports."This little screen is all you get for navigating around, picking books, moving though pages, and typing in titles for searches and such."
In the end, Consumer Reports says to go for Kate's choice and that is the six-inch Kindle. It's easy to use, loads quickly, and costs about $260 at www.amazon.com
Some researchers say that the iPad can cause insomnia. A researcher at the UCLA Sleep Disorder Center told Eyewitness News however, that there has not been any study or research that proves iPads cause sleeplessness.
